Chile vs United Arab Emirates: Annual change in primary energy from coal
Chile
6.06 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
8.46 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Chile rank
11th
United Arab Emirates rank
10th
Annual change in primary energy from coal over time
- Chile
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 8.46 terawatt-hours against 6.06 terawatt-hours in Chile, a difference of 2.4 terawatt-hours.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.4 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Chile ranks 11th and United Arab Emirates ranks 10th of 78 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and United Arab Emirates in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.14 terawatt-hours | 0.3713 terawatt-hours | 1.77 terawatt-hours | Chile |
| 2010s | 4.06 terawatt-hours | 1.75 terawatt-hours | 2.31 terawatt-hours | Chile |
| 2020s | -7.11 terawatt-hours | 1.38 terawatt-hours | 8.5 terawatt-hours | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from coal, Chile or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 8.46 terawatt-hours against 6.06 terawatt-hours in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from coal between Chile and United Arab Emirates?
- 2.4 terawatt-hours, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and United Arab Emirates?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Chile and United Arab Emirates rank globally for annual change in primary energy from coal?
- Chile ranks 11th and United Arab Emirates ranks 10th of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.